Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes

Observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Pacific Northwest are examined and compared with variability and trends in temperature and precipitation at nearby climate stations. At most locations, especially below about 1800 m, substantial declines in SWE coincide with significant increases in...

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Published inGeophysical research letters Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1601 - n/a
Main Author Mote, Philip W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Geophysical Union 01.06.2003
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Global Change
Hydrology
Impact phenomena
Snow and ice
Water cycles
INW, North Pacific
USA, Pacific Northwest
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Summary:Observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Pacific Northwest are examined and compared with variability and trends in temperature and precipitation at nearby climate stations. At most locations, especially below about 1800 m, substantial declines in SWE coincide with significant increases in temperature, and occur in spite of increases in precipitation.
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ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2003GL017258